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Part One: Q&A 2026: Margaret and Sophie Answer Your Questions Jan 12, 2026

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Everything you wanted to know about our dogs and our show and our thoughts about the future.

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CZM Book Club: A Cup of Tea, by Katherine Mansfield Jan 11, 2026

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Margaret reads you a story about class and patriarchy but don't worry it's not as pedantic as that makes it sound.

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CZM Rewind: Part Four: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire Jan 07, 2026

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In the finale of this four-part episode, Margaret concludes her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.

Original Air Date: 12.6.2023

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CZM Rewind: Part Three: Lakota Resistance to the American Empire Jan 05, 2026

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In part three of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.

Original Air Date: 12.4.2023

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CZM Rewind: CZM Book Club: "The Orchard of Tomorrow" by Kelsea Yu Jan 04, 2026

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Margaret reads you a story about what enormous love it will take to rebuild the world and take back what's ours from the powerful.

Original Airdate: 7.21.2024

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CZM Rewind: Part Two, Lakota Resistance to the American Empire Dec 31, 2025

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In part two of this four-part episode, Margaret continues her conversation with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.

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CZM Rewind: Part One, Lakota Resistance to the American Empire Dec 29, 2025

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Margaret talks with Miriam about two centuries of resistance to American imperialism, from Crazy Horse to Leonard Peltier.

Original Air Date: 11.27.23

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CZM Book Club: Everything that Isn't Winter, by Margaret Killjoy, Part Two Dec 28, 2025

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Margaret reads you part two (of two) of her own story.

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Part Two: Priest Holes: How to Hide People From the Authorities (in Medieval England) Dec 24, 2025

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Margaret continues her talk with Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England.

Sources:

https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall

https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/

https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/

https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer

https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/

https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf

https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtml

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Part One: Priest Holes: How to Hide People From the Authorities (in Medieval England) Dec 22, 2025

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Margaret talks to Chelsey Weber-Smith about the saint who built hidden compartments to hide priests during the persecution of Catholics in England.

Sources:

https://ewtn.co.uk/article-st-nicholas-owen-builder-of-secret-hiding-places-for-priests/

https://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/content/articles/2005/11/02/hindlip_gunpowder_plot_feature.shtml

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/harvington-hall

https://www.ancientpages.com/2017/12/05/nicholas-owen-little-john-paid-highest-price-ingenious-camouflaged-places-hide/

https://fellowshipandfairydust.com/2022/02/18/st-nicholas-owen/

https://www.historyskills.com/classroom/year-8/mary-i-reading/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissolution_of_the_monasteries

https://www.theanneboleynfiles.com/why-was-anne-boleyn-executed/

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/beyond-the-pale.html

https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/9/1055

https://www.jstor.org/stable/26845784?read-now=1&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents

https://www.advocate.com/history/king-james-bible-queer

https://www.worldhistory.org/Gunpowder_Plot/

https://www.catholicpamphlets.net/files/pamphlets/mary%20tudor%20and%20the%20protestants.pdf

https://catholic.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/saints_heroes/reformation/php/martyrs.php

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/gunpowder_hutton_01.shtml

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